The proposed revisions pertaining to nondiscrimination would expand the
"covered veterans" protected category to include all veterans with
"service in the uniformed services." This change is needed for
consistency between University policy and the Uniformed Services
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).

The proposed revisions pertaining to nondiscrimination would prohibit
retaliation against any employee or person seeking employment for filing
a complaint of discrimination or harassment pursuant to the University's
nondiscrimination in employment policies.

The proposed revisions pertaining to affirmative action would:

- Expand the special disabled veterans category to include all veterans
with service-related disabilities. It is proposed that the term
"disabled veterans" replaces the term "special disabled veterans."

- Add a new category of covered veterans (Armed Forces Service Medal
veterans) who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. Military,
Ground, Naval, or Air Service, participated in a United States military
operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded.

These two revisions are needed to provide consistency with the recently
published regulations that implement the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002.